Butterfly Attracting Plant Seeds For Sale In Fremont

* Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae , that is native to much of North America .

* Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species...

* White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance, not intense, resembles privet; very hardy; forms a dense, arching shrub with substantial branches; does well in the U.S. Midwest; native to China.

* The cultivar 'Tallhedge' has been selected for hedging. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming.

Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China.

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly.

It is taken internally in the treatment of complaints associated with weak kidney and liver energy such as menopausal problems (especially premature menopause), blurred vision, cataracts, tinnitus, rheumatic pains, palpitations, backache and insomnia.

* It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich soils, at an altitude of 0–400 metres (0–1,300 ft) above sea level. * This is a glandular, woolly perennial which approaches a maximum height of two metres.Its erect, branching...

* Blooms are 4" in diameter and are held from May until June. * The name basket flower refers to the stiff, straw-colored bracts just beneath the flower head, which are divided at the tip into long, sharp teeth.

It is fast growing and relatively drought resistant making it a good bonsai.The flowers bloom in the spring followed by mini orange fruits. This Hackberry produces a pale trunk and branches with green leaves .

* Trees, 6-20 m tall. Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along valleys near roads, on rocks; 600-1900...

Nootka rose serves as the larval host of the Mourning Cloak and Grey Hairstreak butterflies. The flowers, which appear in early summer, can have a pleasantly strong fragrance. The 2-3 inch pink (5-8cm) flowers usually occur singly, but may appear in groups...

The names catnip and catmint are derived from the intense attraction most cats have towards them. * This is the common European catmint and a spreading plant. Catnip is best grown in full sunlight and grows as a loosely branching, low perennial * With...

* Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S. * A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets.

Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. Spreading growth to 12". The hairy leaves, scalloped on the edges, are pea green, varying in size, all the way up to 3 in (7.6 cm) long and 2 in (5.1 cm) wide.

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown. * Echinacea paradoxa ( Bush's purple coneflower , Yellow Coneflower ) is a perennial...

It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly.

* The flowers are produced in early spring at the same time as or slightly before the new leaves appear. * The fruit falls from the tree in autumn and is then stored until fully ripe.

This species can be found in China and Japan. * The berries which are small drupes are purple. * The flowers are pink to white. The fruit provides food for wild life. They are cultivated for ornamental use in gardens.

* The bark or leaves have been chewed by children as a treatment for sore mouth. * The plant is often used as a rootstock for the various ornamental cultivars of lilac. * The lilac is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens and parks, because of its...

* Easily grown in a good, well-drained ordinary garden soil in a sunny position. Prefers a calcareous soil but tolerates mildly acid soils. * A very ornamental plant. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they...

In South-East Asia and elsewhere, it is called the Money Plant, because its seed pods have the appearance of silver coins. * A good bee and butterfly plant. In Denmark it is known as Judaspenge and in The Netherlands as Judaspenning (coins of Judas) because...

* Monarda didyma (crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Oswego tea, or bergamot) is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Georgia.

* Cephalanthus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub or small tree that averages 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 6 m (20 ft). * Buttonbush is a handsome ornamental suited to wet soils and is also a honey plant.

* Monarda didyma (crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Oswego tea, or bergamot) is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Georgia.

Thrives in deep rich soil, but also grows well on poorer sandy soils providing they are moist. It grows in meadows, on roadsides, riversides etc. A tall, tufted grass similar to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea).